Kenneth Petty has refused to disclose his tax records in connection with a lawsuit related to his 1994 rape conviction, arguing that Jennifer Hough's lawsuit is an attempt to humiliate him and that Nicki Minaj's financial information should not be disclosed. Hough, who filed a lawsuit in 2021 alleging that Petty and Minaj pressured her to retract her statements to remove Petty from a Sex Offender Registry list, is seeking punitive damages solely from Petty now that Minaj has been removed from the lawsuit. Petty's legal team contends that Hough's request for tax returns was late and improperly targeting Minaj's financial details. Moreover, they dispute Hough's claims that Petty had a paid role within Minaj's business, citing that the evidence does not support such allegations. Petty acknowledged receiving payments from Minaj's company but argued that these were not professional earnings requiring income reporting. Petty's attorney criticized Hough's lawyer for allegedly seeking media attention instead of properly conducting legal discovery. A ruling on the case is pending.